October 2000
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October 2000: January
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– April
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January 2000
January 2000 was the first month of 2000. It began on a Saturday and ended after 31 days on a Monday.-Events:...
– February
February 2000
February 2000 was the second month of 2000. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 29 days on a Tuesday.-Events:...
– March
March 2000
March 2000 was the third month of 2000. It began on a Wednesday and ended after 31 days on a Friday.-Events:...
– April
April 2000
April 2000 was the fourth month of 2000. It began on a Saturday and ended after 30 days on a Sunday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 2000....
– May
May 2000
May 2000 was the fifth month of 2000. It began on a Monday and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from May 2000....
– June
June 2000
June 2000 was the sixth month of 2000. It began on a Thursday and ended after 30 days on a Friday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 2000....
– July
July 2000
July 2000 was the seventh month of 2000. It began on a Saturday and ended after 31 days on a Monday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from July 2000....
– August
August 2000
August 2000 was the eighth month of 2000. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from August 2000....
– September
September 2000
September 2000 was the ninth month of 2000. It began on a Friday and ended after 30 days on a Saturday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2000....
– October – November
November 2000
November 2000: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December-----November 3, 2000:* Widespread flooding throughout England and Wales after days of heavy rain-November 7, 2000:...
– December
December 2000
December 2000: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December----December 2000 is notable to be last month of 2000, the 20th century, and the 2nd millennium.-December 1, 2000:...
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October 1, 2000
- Incorporation of Bharat Sanchar Nigam LimitedBharat Sanchar Nigam LimitedBharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is a state-owned telecommunications company headquartered in New Delhi, India. It is the largest provider of fixed telephony and fourth largest mobile telephony provider in India, and is also a provider of broadband services...
& Mahanagar Telephone Nigam LimitedMahanagar Telephone Nigam LimitedMahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited is a state-owned telecommunications service provider in the metro cities of Mumbai and New Delhi in India. The company was a monopoly until 1992, when the telecom sector was opened to other service providers. Transparency makes us different- is the motto of the...
under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. - October 2000 events (Israel) – 12 Arab citizens of Israel are killed by Israeli security forces after a riot/violent demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians under military rule in the West Bank and Gaza.
October 5, 2000
- President Slobodan MiloševićSlobodan MiloševićSlobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
leaves office after widespread demonstrations throughout SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and the withdrawal of Russian support. This political event became known as 5th October Revolution in Serbia5th October OverthrowA series of events occurred in 2000 in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, following the presidential elections and culminating in the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's regime on 5 October 2000...
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October 11, 2000
- 250 million US gallons ( of coal sludge spill in Martin County, KentuckyMartin County, KentuckyMartin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 12,929. Its county seat is Inez. The county is named for Congressman John Preston Martin...
. Considered a greater environmental disaster than the Exxon Valdez oil spillExxon Valdez oil spillThe Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, when the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused...
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October 12, 2000
- In AdenAdenAden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
, YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
, the is badly damaged by two suicide bombers who placed a small boat laden with explosives alongside the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
October 17, 2000
- Hatfield rail crashHatfield rail crashThe Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of...
, United Kingdom: Part of a rail shatters as a passenger train passes over it; four people are killed, 70 are injured.
October 22, 2000
- Mainichi Shinbun exposes Japanese archeologist Shinichi FujimuraShinichi FujimuraShinichi Fujimura is a Japanese former amateur archaeologist who claimed he had found a large number of stone artifacts dating back to the Lower Paleolithic and Middle Paleolithic periods. These objects were later revealed as forgeries.-Success:Fujimura was born in Kami, Miyagi in 1950...
as a fraud.
October 23, 2000
- Rodney Anoa'iRodney Anoa'iRodney Agatupu Anoa'i was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna. The term yokozuna refers to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan...
(yokozuna wrestler) died in LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
at the age of 34 from heart failure.
October 31, 2000
- Singapore Airlines Flight 006Singapore Airlines Flight 006Singapore Airlines Flight 006 was a scheduled passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-shek Airport in Taiwan...
collides with construction equipment in the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport – 83 dead.